5 Bay Area events this weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend? There’s plenty to look forward to in the coming days, from this month’s Sunday Streets, in the Tenderloin, to the return of “Mad Men” — watch the season 7 premiere in style at Novela, with costumes, cocktails and a quiz on the popular show. But if you’re looking for something else, we have a few more ideas:

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Ezra Croft has curated a show of more than 70 artists from the Bay Area and around the world, all of them submitting original work inspired by the actor Nicolas Cage. The one-night-only Nicolas Cage art show includes paintings, digital works, digital projections, interactive media installations and more. The show also includes live music, DJs, vendors and “Nicolas Cage-inspired Burlesque.” 7 p.m. Saturday at Balancoire. Tickets: $11.

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The 47th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off this weekend in S.F.’s Japantown. (Note that the parade is next weekend.) Admission is free (some events do have a cost) and the four-day festival includes food booths, live performances, martial arts, demonstrations and more, all celebrating the Japanese culture and the Japanese American community.

No matter what you’re looking for, you’ll probably find it at Cal Day. All day Saturday, the UC Berkeley campus will show off its campus and programs through a variety of lectures, tours, live performances and so much more. Best of all, it’s free.

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The Castro Theatre will pay tribute to the late writer/director/actor/funnyman Harold Ramis with a five-film retrospective Friday and Saturday. Friday’s double feature includes the classic comedies “Groundhog Day” and “Caddyshack.” Sunday’s triple feature offers “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Stripes” and “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” (If you’re on the other side of the bay, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will screen “Caddyshack” on Thursday, part of its “Jokers Wild: American Comedy, 1960-1989” series, which runs through April 18.

Andrea Abney is the 96 Hours editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. She’s on Twitter @andreaabney. Follow 96 Hours at @96hourssf.